Liberal Welfare Reforms

Question 1

Unemployed

Answer 1

Job centre
You could go to a labour exchange and sign on to 1914 exchange were finding jobs for 3000 working
Short term job and low pay

Question 2

The army
Industry
Labour Party

Answer 2

Weak, not fit enough
Overtaken by Germany and USA
The working mans party

Question 3

Reforms for children

Answer 3

1906 - education act - free school meals
1907 - school medical service introduced
1908 - children’s and young persons act - to protect the children

Question 4

Reaction to the reforms

Answer 4

Didn't solve low wages 
Didn't solve housing problems 
Rich hated it - tax 
Labour felt they weren't enough 
Did improve the lives of the poor 
I do think it was effect because it improved life for poor

Question 5

Workers

Answer 5

1911- national insurance act 
Part 1 aimed to protect 
Part 2 help workers cope with unemployed 
Came  out of wages 
Only Benefitted workers

Question 6

1906

Answer 6

Liberal win a huge majority in the election

Question 7

1907

Answer 7

Children health and education got help

Question 8

1909

Answer 8

Pensions for over 70’s

Labour exchanges

Question 9

1911

Answer 9

National insurance introduced for workers

Question 10

Poor people problems

Answer 10

Poor housing 
Irregular work 
Low wages 
Old age
Illness and accident 
This was the vast majority 
The perception of the rich was that the poor people were lazy and wasted money

Question 11

Before the reforms

Answer 11

Barnardos 
Workhouses 
Charity 
Poor laws 
Church's

Question 12

Old people

Answer 12

1909 - pensions 70.5 shillings per week
Married couple 7 shillings 6 d per week.
It was not exactly a fortune and you had to live to 70 to get it